Salt Point, New York Weather
Salt Point, New York — live current conditions, hourly and 7-day forecasts, NWS alerts, aviation weather, radar and satellite imagery, tide predictions, marine conditions and a solunar fishing forecast, soil and crop conditions for Salt Point, Dutchess County.
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About Salt Point, New York
Salt Point, a place where the Hudson River’s broad embrace meets the rolling hills of Dutchess County, unfolds with a quiet dignity. It lies 9.9 miles north-east of Poughkeepsie, NY (from Poughkeepsie, NY: bearing 42°T), and is situated 7.4 miles east-north-east of Hyde Park. The landscape here is a study in gentle transitions; fertile bottomlands yield to slopes that climb with an easy grace, their flanks often cloaked in mature woodlands where the dappled sunlight filters through a canopy of oak and maple. The air, especially in the late afternoon, carries a faint, briny tang from the river, a subtle reminder of the water’s proximity, and a whisper of the wilder, more open country that lies beyond. The stone walls, moss-covered and sturdy, crisscross the fields like ancient veins, hinting at generations who have worked this land. The history of Salt Point is deeply entwined with the river’s commerce and the fertile soil that has sustained its inhabitants for centuries. Once a vital hub for steamboat traffic, its wharves bustled with the trade of agricultural goods, primarily apples and dairy products, bound for markets further south. While the grand steamboats are long gone, the spirit of husbandry persists, with farms still dotting the countryside, their fields an enduring legacy of the region's agricultural roots. The quiet hum of life in Salt Point today is one of continued connection to the land and the water, a place where the rhythm of the seasons dictates the pace, and the river remains a constant, silent witness.
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| Location | Salt Point, Dutchess County, New York |
| Coordinates | 41.80676°N, 73.793187°W |
| Timezone | Eastern Time (America/New_York) |
| ZIP Code(s) | 12578 |
| Area Code | 845 |
| Page generated | July 2026 |
| Weather data | Open-Meteo (open-source), NOAA National Weather Service |
About This Salt Point, New York Weather Page
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Salt Point, New York, including current conditions, a 24-hour hourly forecast, 7-day outlook, NWS extended text forecast, real-time aviation weather (live METAR and TAF reports from the nearest reporting airport, with a modeled estimate shown when no station is in range), precipitation radar and NOAA GOES-16 satellite imagery. Additional sections may include tide predictions, wave height, wave direction and sea-surface temperature, a barometric pressure trend, and a solunar-based fishing forecast with a fishing-conditions rating for coastal localities, and soil temperature, crop weather and live USGS river gauge data for agricultural areas near a monitored waterway. All data updates automatically on every page visit.
Location data for Salt Point includes coordinates 41.806760°N, 73.793187°W, situated in Dutchess County. ZIP code 12578. Telephone area code: 845. Timezone: Eastern Time (America/New_York).
Weather data is sourced from the NOAA National Weather Service (NWS) and the open-source Open-Meteo API. Aviation data is sourced from aviationweather.gov (NOAA), with a modeled estimate used where no nearby reporting station is available. River and stream data is sourced from the USGS National Water Information System. Tide predictions are sourced from NOAA CO-OPS; marine and solunar data are modeled from Open-Meteo and public sunrise/moon calculations and should be treated as a general guide alongside on-the-water conditions. Radar is provided by RainViewer. Satellite imagery is sourced from NOAA/NESDIS GOES-East and is public domain.
